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<blockquote data-quote="SwissBuster" data-source="post: 282947" data-attributes="member: 78168"><p>After a few weeks struggling to get webepg to work, I finally have WebEPG running successfully. I thought others could benefit from my learning... </p><p></p><p>Note that I'm using Vista32 with a single seat TV server. Your setup, and solution, might be different. I got webepg working on MP RC1, several SVN releases, and now with RC2 as well. </p><p></p><p>Start by reading the <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/MediaPortalSetup_WebEPG" target="_blank">Wiki guide</a>, particularly the configuration steps at the bottom of the page. </p><p></p><p>First things first: go to MP configuration, and under plug-ins, activate WebEpg grabber. Click OK. Now go to TV Server configuration, click on plug-ins. Make sure XmlTV is activated as described <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/TV-Server/Configuration/Plugins/XmlTv?action=show&redirect=TV-Server%2Fconfig-XmlTv" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Next, you need to configure webepg to download data for your chosen channels. Make sure the webepg-config file is in the MediaPortal program folder (typically C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal). Double-click to launch the program and you should see a window similar to the <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/MediaPortalSetup_WebEPG" target="_blank">Wiki guide</a> configuration point 2. If you are using TV server (and most of you are), you need to add channels manually as described under point 3, and then ignore point 4. Follow steps 5-9. This is a little tedious, but you only need to do it once. </p><p></p><p>Saving creates a file called webepg.xml. This is typically saved under C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal. It's useful to make a backup of this in case you need to reinstall MP or TV server. You would just need to copy your backup to the file directory shown here. </p><p></p><p>Go back to C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal. Click on the webepg.exe file. Note that under Vista you may have to select 'run as administrator' for this to work. Either way, it doesn't appear to do anything, but it does create several files in the background: </p><p>1. A log file (typically found under C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Logs) called webepg.log, which describes what data is being grabbed. When finished, this should end with a line that says something like 2008-07-13 09:07:50.617319 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: Finished.</p><p>2. While it's grabbing, a file called TVguide-writing.xml is updated. In my case this is at C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\XMLTV.</p><p>3. When finished, TVguide-writing.xml is copied as TVguide.xml to C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\XMLTV.</p><p>Note that is some cases these files might be under different locations, for example hidden somewhere under C:\Users. The best method to find them is using advance search in Vista making sure Vista also searches for 'non-indexed, hidden and system files'. </p><p>In my case, with 30 odd channels and 5 days of grabbing, this process takes about 10 minutes to complete. </p><p></p><p>Now go back to TV server config and select plugins > XmlTV. You should see a window similar to the image under the settings chapter <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/TV-Server/Configuration/Plugins/XmlTv?action=show&redirect=TV-Server%2Fconfig-XmlTv" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>1. Make sure the path is correctly pointing to where your TV guide is, and that this folder contains the xmltv.dtd file. In my case this is C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\XmlTV.</p><p>2. For Switzerland, I needed to 'Apply Timezone Compensation' of -2 hours (that's minus two). This is important to make sure the TV program data is displayed at the right time!</p><p>3. Hit the 'force import' button. After a few seconds, you should see information in the 'Import status report'. If you don't have a number of channels, programs and 'File imported successfully' message, you probably need to go to the mapping tab next. If the file was imported successfully, you're good to go!</p><p></p><p>Mapping tab: You need to make sure you have mapped the channels to the new TVGuide.xml file (TV-Server Config > XMLTV > Mappings). Click load, which will take a few minutes. Then make sure you map each channel in the 'Guide Channel' list (the channels you selected in your webepg-config) to a channel in the 'Visible in TV guide' list. Most of the time (assuming you use similar names in WebEPG and as TV channels) the channels will be mapped automatically, but make sure everything has mapped right. Next, click on the save button (important). Go back to the Settings tab and run the 'force import' again; hopefully it now works. </p><p></p><p>Click OK to close TV server config, and start MP. Don't expect a fully populated TV guide immediately, as it takes a while to load the data. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, hope this was useful. Feel free to post updates, corrections, or questions and maybe we can use this to improve the Wiki Guide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SwissBuster, post: 282947, member: 78168"] After a few weeks struggling to get webepg to work, I finally have WebEPG running successfully. I thought others could benefit from my learning... Note that I'm using Vista32 with a single seat TV server. Your setup, and solution, might be different. I got webepg working on MP RC1, several SVN releases, and now with RC2 as well. Start by reading the [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/MediaPortalSetup_WebEPG"]Wiki guide[/URL], particularly the configuration steps at the bottom of the page. First things first: go to MP configuration, and under plug-ins, activate WebEpg grabber. Click OK. Now go to TV Server configuration, click on plug-ins. Make sure XmlTV is activated as described [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/TV-Server/Configuration/Plugins/XmlTv?action=show&redirect=TV-Server%2Fconfig-XmlTv"]here[/URL]. Next, you need to configure webepg to download data for your chosen channels. Make sure the webepg-config file is in the MediaPortal program folder (typically C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal). Double-click to launch the program and you should see a window similar to the [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/MediaPortalSetup_WebEPG"]Wiki guide[/URL] configuration point 2. If you are using TV server (and most of you are), you need to add channels manually as described under point 3, and then ignore point 4. Follow steps 5-9. This is a little tedious, but you only need to do it once. Saving creates a file called webepg.xml. This is typically saved under C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal. It's useful to make a backup of this in case you need to reinstall MP or TV server. You would just need to copy your backup to the file directory shown here. Go back to C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal. Click on the webepg.exe file. Note that under Vista you may have to select 'run as administrator' for this to work. Either way, it doesn't appear to do anything, but it does create several files in the background: 1. A log file (typically found under C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Logs) called webepg.log, which describes what data is being grabbed. When finished, this should end with a line that says something like 2008-07-13 09:07:50.617319 [Info.][WebEPG-xmltv]: WebEPG: Finished. 2. While it's grabbing, a file called TVguide-writing.xml is updated. In my case this is at C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\XMLTV. 3. When finished, TVguide-writing.xml is copied as TVguide.xml to C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\XMLTV. Note that is some cases these files might be under different locations, for example hidden somewhere under C:\Users. The best method to find them is using advance search in Vista making sure Vista also searches for 'non-indexed, hidden and system files'. In my case, with 30 odd channels and 5 days of grabbing, this process takes about 10 minutes to complete. Now go back to TV server config and select plugins > XmlTV. You should see a window similar to the image under the settings chapter [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/TV-Server/Configuration/Plugins/XmlTv?action=show&redirect=TV-Server%2Fconfig-XmlTv"]here[/URL]. 1. Make sure the path is correctly pointing to where your TV guide is, and that this folder contains the xmltv.dtd file. In my case this is C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\XmlTV. 2. For Switzerland, I needed to 'Apply Timezone Compensation' of -2 hours (that's minus two). This is important to make sure the TV program data is displayed at the right time! 3. Hit the 'force import' button. After a few seconds, you should see information in the 'Import status report'. If you don't have a number of channels, programs and 'File imported successfully' message, you probably need to go to the mapping tab next. If the file was imported successfully, you're good to go! Mapping tab: You need to make sure you have mapped the channels to the new TVGuide.xml file (TV-Server Config > XMLTV > Mappings). Click load, which will take a few minutes. Then make sure you map each channel in the 'Guide Channel' list (the channels you selected in your webepg-config) to a channel in the 'Visible in TV guide' list. Most of the time (assuming you use similar names in WebEPG and as TV channels) the channels will be mapped automatically, but make sure everything has mapped right. Next, click on the save button (important). Go back to the Settings tab and run the 'force import' again; hopefully it now works. Click OK to close TV server config, and start MP. Don't expect a fully populated TV guide immediately, as it takes a while to load the data. Anyway, hope this was useful. Feel free to post updates, corrections, or questions and maybe we can use this to improve the Wiki Guide. [/QUOTE]
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